With the exponential growth of Bring your own device (BYOD) phenomenon, enterprises have now geared towards building productive software rather than investing in hardware. By developing an app, the enterprise not just aims to capture real productivity from their employees but also save on costs.
Developing an enterprise apps need not be an innovative idea but making it an efficient solution for mobile workers definitely needs the extra effort and planning. Here are five very common yet useful tips that every enterprise should consider before developing a mobile app.
Choose Your Platform and Devices Carefully:
If the enterprise is looking forward to engage workforce and has a clear vision to support a specific OS like iOS, Android, Windows Phone or Blackberry then investing in a specific platform makes sense or else the organization must build the app which is compatible to all popular, if not all, platforms.
User Experience :
The app is meant for the users. So getting your app deliver the right experience to the audience should be the top most priority. Understanding the needs of users and based on their technical know how an app should incorporate functionality and buttons that are easy to understand and don’t need users to go though the heavy documentation. Making a better UI experience will also help the app to quickly pass the app store review or other platform specific mobile store reviews and make it available for download.
Make it Task-Specific:
Having a clear vision of your goals and required output just boosts the productivity of every organization, and humans are no exception to it. Just like a To-Do app which makes you more productive the more often you look at the list of pending tasks, making an app that is task specific is one good measure to improve productivity of employees.
Deployment & Support :
Some organizations will probably let it rest there, but others may learn from their mistakes and set out to create better apps. Knowing your users and understanding their requirements before building an app is definitely very important but enterprise shouldn’t neglect the day to issues by staying in touch with the mobile workers through an integrated support system that will eventually make room for more development and ultimately a more complete mobile solution.
Distribution Plan :
The last and the most important part is to make the app available to the end users. With most of the operating systems it isn’t a big deal to make package files available on corporate portals with access restrictions in place but for iPad and iPhone which make the most of the mobile workforce the only choice to easily distribute your apps to end users can be the app store which is something most enterprises want to stay clear off specially when their apps are only meant for employees. But Apple’s Enterprise Program allows enterprises to distribute their proprietary apps to employees easily and securely.
Following the above tips will help you realize the objective behind building your app and help you get value for money spent on it.
